A young man was stabbed to death Thursday night during a sprawling brawl inside Little Bay Park in Bayside, with police saying the chaos ballooned to involve dozens of people before nearly 20 of them sped off on mopeds. Officers later found two mopeds near the victim, and the NYPD has launched a homicide investigation. No arrests have been announced.
What police say
The victim was stabbed in the back during the fight, according to ABC7. The station reports that nearly 20 people fled the scene on mopeds and that officers recovered two mopeds close to the body.
Where it happened
Little Bay Park runs along Little Neck Bay in northeastern Queens and is bounded roughly by the Cross Island Parkway, Utopia Parkway and Totten Avenue, according to NYC Parks. The waterfront park is part of the Northeast Queens parks system and is a regular spot for recreation and sports.
Mopeds and quick getaways
The detail that nearly 20 people reportedly took off on mopeds taps into a broader headache for the city: moped-enabled robberies and rapid getaways. The NYPD has tracked similar patterns in recent years, as reported by FOX 5 New York. Regulators and street-safety advocates have also flagged ongoing concerns about illegal mopeds and e-bikes, including safety and registration issues, according to Streetsblog NYC.
No arrests have been made as the investigation continues, according to ABC7. Anyone with information about the incident can contact NYPD Crime Stoppers.
